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acquaintance
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
also
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
boarded
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
bridge
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
compared
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From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
completeness
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
compliments
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
day
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
delight
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
derived
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From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
detail
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
engagement
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
explored
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
expressing
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
Foote
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
harbour
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
instant
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From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
introduced
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
Jimmy
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
Katherine
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
Later
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
looking
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
lover
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From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
Maas
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
own
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
paid
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
pleasure
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From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
property
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
renewed
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
said
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
shipping
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
side
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From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
Some
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
stem
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
stern
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From this reading Later she explored the yacht from stem to stern, expressing her delight at the completeness of every detail.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
together
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
usual
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From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
variety
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
vessel
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maas was also introduced to her, and paid her the usual compliments upon her engagement.
watching
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From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The pleasure she derived from it, however, was as nothing compared with that of her lover, who never for one instant left her side.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
yacht
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From this reading That afternoon they boarded the yacht, and Katherine renewed her acquaintance with Jimmy Foote.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Some day," he said, as they stood together upon the bridge, looking at the harbour and watching the variety of shipping around them, "this vessel will be your own property.
